Comments Thread For: Joseph Diaz: After I Beat Gary Russell - I Will Be The King at 126

[Catrin]

Great scrap!

[Caxcan]

Jo Jo is overall a basic fighter with little power. I'd be shocked if he pulled off the win.

[Verus]

You have to admire Jo Jo's confidence, but I just do not see him coming close to beating Russell. Russell has more experience and much more speed than anyone Diaz has faced. It will be a good learning experience for Jo Jo and will boost his stock if he manages to make it a close fight.

[SAINTSTEVE]

Looking forward to this May 19 card but this weight class is stacked! The winner of this fight has more work ahead taking charge of this division.

[whoseyourdaddy]

I agree 100%, theres a reason why all the featherweights have been ducking Gary Russell jr.

The only man to step up was Lomachenko in 2014, ( yes WAY Back when ) but where are all the other champions at? No other real featherweight but Johnny Gonzalez has come to see tha champ not : Leo Santa Cruz, Carl Fraudton, Lee Selby or Oscar Valdez.

These guys leave Gary Russell out of the conversation as if he don't even exist!

Why do I get the feeling that if Jo-Jo upsets Gary Russell jr. the other champions are finally going to recognize the WBC as a title again? Oh maybe I would like to unify with the new WBC champion, hmm I wonder why.

Well to contradict your notion that no one mentions GRJ name that's a lie, Oscar Valdez has been very adamant in fighting Russell, Valdez mentioned he wanted the Green belt, a he said and I quote "I want the WBC belt, and if it means I have to fight, and beat Gary Russell, that's what I want to do"
Honestly my sentiment is that Gary is the main man at 126, and I think he beats Jo Jo Diaz on fight night.

[Sid-Knee]

I agree 100%, theres a reason why all the featherweights have been ducking Gary Russell jr.

The only man to step up was Lomachenko in 2014, ( yes WAY Back when ) but where are all the other champions at? No other real featherweight but Johnny Gonzalez has come to see tha champ not : Leo Santa Cruz, Carl Fraudton, Lee Selby or Oscar Valdez.

These guys leave Gary Russell out of the conversation as if he don't even exist!

Why do I get the feeling that if Jo-Jo upsets Gary Russell jr. the other champions are finally going to recognize the WBC as a title again? Oh maybe I would like to unify with the new WBC champion, hmm I wonder why.

Nobody recognises Russal because they think he's retired with the way he goes on. He fights once a year against bums, so it's no surprise the top featherweights don't acknowledge him.

The only win of merit for Russal is against a finished Gonzales, so why would the other feathers care about him when there are bigger fights out there against active fighters?

[Sid-Knee]

Wasn't Oscar Valdez Gary Russell's mandatory but then Lomachenko vacated the WBO and Toprank jumped on it ASAP? Its a good thing Valdez went dat way, otherwise who knows where he be right now

....hahaha I just remembered Valdez still has his jaw wired!

Valdez would spank Russal. Russal is nothing but hype from a few idiots like yourself. He's done nothing and fights so infrequently that he doesn't matter in the featherweight landscape.

[Sid-Knee]

You have to admire Jo Jo's confidence, but I just do not see him coming close to beating Russell. Russell has more experience and much more speed than anyone Diaz has faced. It will be a good learning experience for Jo Jo and will boost his stock if he manages to make it a close fight.

May I ask what experience Russal has? He's fought no one. Nothing but bums for him.

[Sid-Knee]

Well to contradict your notion that no one mentions GRJ name that's a lie, Oscar Valdez has been very adamant in fighting Russell, Valdez mentioned he wanted the Green belt, a he said and I quote "I want the WBC belt, and if it means I have to fight, and beat Gary Russell, that's what I want to do"
Honestly my sentiment is that Gary is the main man at 126, and I think he beats Jo Jo Diaz on fight night.

How can you be the main man when doing absolutely nothing your whole career?

What, a finished Gonzales makes you the man now? Because that's all Russal has done.

[Disturbed]

I think Russell takes a comfortable win here, either by late stoppage or clear decision. But then again, I dont know **** about boxing so might as well be wrong here